Graduate says school helped him get on track

Rasheedah Williams takes a photo of her son, Joaquin Portillo and Winchester City Councilor John Hill Friday afternoon at Timber Ridge School. Portillo graduated from the school, and Hill is retiring after working there for 35 years. (Photo by Scott Mason/The Winchester Star)

REYNOLDS STORE — Many students struggle to graduate from high school.

But Alexander “Sasha” Reid’s difficult path to a diploma included a detour from his Fairfax County home to the mountains of…